How to get listed in Google super fast -- in just a click...

As mentioned previously, I've been invited to appear for 10 minutes every week on 'Stump Markus', Markus Allen's engaging talk show filled with scores of advanced marketing tips, tricks, and methods.

Well, during last week's broadcast, 10 minutes somehow turned into 30 and I could have spent the whole afternoon sharing ideas with this one-of-a-kind marketing whiz.

Here's a rundown of the topics we covered last week followed by a link to the recording and a list of sources mentioned during our talk:

• Egg timers, Pickle jars, and the 4-hour workweek...
• The easy way to prioritize your day to get more done...
• How to get 3,500+ new visitors to your site within 24 hours...
• Share, bookmark and e-mail web pages quickly without leaving your browser...
• The dangers of "Digg"ing your own web pages...
• How to get listed in Google super fast -- in just a click...
• Pricing your products and services the right way...
• Why Amish retailers end their prices with the number 7...
• The poor man's way to split test new prices.

Listen here:





Sources:

• The Four-Day Week Challenge
• Time Management: The Pickle Jar Theory
• No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs (No B.S. Series)
• The Internet Business Manifesto
• Survey Results + 2 Great Tips
• Getting Things Done
• Firefox
• Shareaholic
• Digg Labs
• Digg Stack
• del.icio.us
• Cool Site of the Day submission
• StumpMarkus (this Thursday at high noon)

Enjoy!

Mike

P.S. See the 'DIGG' button below? Please click it and 'digg' this article. You will be contributing to a web 2.0/social media marketing test. Results will be shared in a couple of weeks and guaranteed to save you a boatload of time while building traffic to your site.

Egg timers, pickle jars and the 4-day work week

(edited 5/28/08; added a section about Process Maps)
(edited 5/29/08; added two online mind mapping applications)

Struggling with time management? That ends today.

In this post, I'm going to share with you six things I use that are guaranteed to:

• Increase how much work you get done
• Increase the QUALITY of your work and business
• Make your life less stressful

I have discussed the last three items previously but they're worth repeating; the first three are recent discoveries for me and are absolutely LIFE CHANGING.


FOUR DAY WORK WEEK

There's a great blog for webmasters and designers called A List Apart. I was introduced to the founder, Jeffrey Zeldman, several years ago and was immediately impressed with his passion for the Web. His style and blog are as strong as ever. The other day I was searching his site for articles on 'Project Management' and found this gem: The Four-Day Week Challenge. I'm already applying the principles learned.


THE PICKLE JAR THEORY

Also found on A List Apart is an article by Jeremy Wright entitled The Pickle Jar Theory. No charts, no grids, no five-syllable words, just a simple idea that can help you get more done with less stress.


NO B.S.

A must read book by the legendary Dan Kennedy; No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs is one of those books you'll markup, go back to, and completely reread once or twice a year. No doubt, Rich Schefren got inspiration for his Attention Age Doctrine from this classic 'no b.s.' guide to getting things DONE.

PROCESS MAPS

I've become fanatical about building process maps for all my repetitive tasks and/or tasks that I need to delegate. I highly recommend getting a free trial of Mindjet software. Process maps are essential if you a) feel overwhelmed by your workload; and b) you find yourself repeating certain tasks on an irregular basis.

For collaborative online versions, check out bubbl.us and mindmeister.

Start mapping today. You'll be hooked.

GETTING THINGS DONE

Speaking of getting things done, I can't say enough about this book by David Allen. I credit David with helping me to tame my e-mail inbox once and for all. See my 'takeaway' points here.

BOW TO THE EGG TIMER

Although I've blogged about Rich Schefren's 'super awesome must-read' Internet Business Manifesto in the past, I want to direct your attention to page 19 of that free e-book where he discusses the use of a 'kitchen timer' in order to engage in truly 'productive time'. Well, I call my kitchen timer an 'egg timer' and you can bet it's on right now. Download the Internet Business Manifesto immediately and go to page 19 before you waste another hour of your life.

That's it for today. Please add your comments below.

Mike

P.S. Look for a post from me later in the week about 'Split Testing'. Every web site should be using it.

P.P.S I'm happy to say that I've been asked to become a weekly contributor on StumpMarkus every Thursday at 12 noon EST. I strongly encourage everyone to take advantage of this free discussion hosted by a real marketing genius, Markus Allen. By the way, Markus charges $297.00 for a 45-minute private brainstorming session, but I gotta tell you it's a better deal when you sign-up for his 30-day FREE trial and get access to his entire archive of business-building tips, strategies, and methods. Easily worth thousands of dollars to me.